A threshold level of oxalate oxidase transgene expression reduces Cryphonectria parasitica-induced necrosis in a transgenic American chestnut (Castanea dentata) leaf bioassay

Transgenic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 973-982

  Zhang, Bo ^a   Oakes, Allison D ^a   Newhouse, Andrew E ^a   Baier, Kathleen M ^a   Maynard, Charles A ^a   Powell, William A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Castanea dentata; Cryphonectria parasitica; Oxalate oxidase (OxO); Transgenic tree

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA DENTATA; CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

OXALATE OXIDASE; OXALIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FAGACEAE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

ASCOMYCOTA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA PRIMERS; FAGACEAE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OXALIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRITICUM;

EID: 84884589782     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-013-9708-5     Document Type: Article

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